Sonnega

Coordinates: 52°52′1″N 5°57′38″E / 52.86694°N 5.96056°E / 52.86694; 5.96056
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Sonnega
Village
Postal code
8478[1]
Dialing code0561

Sonnega (West Frisian: Sonnegea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 230 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Sonnegae, and means "village of Sonne (person)".[4] The bell tower of Sonnega was built in 1640 and restored in 1926.[5]

Sonnega was home to 198 people in 1840.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8478GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Sonnega". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Sonnega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Sonnega at Wikimedia Commons